Rachel Renee Russell

Rachel Renee Russell is an attorney who prefers writing tween books to legal briefs. (Mainly because books are a lot more fun and pajamas and bunny slippers aren’t allowed in court.) Her hobbies include growing purple flowers and doing totally useless crafts (like, for example, making a microwave oven out of Popsicle sticks, glue and glitter). She is the author of the popular “Dork Diaries” series, and her latest book is “Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star” (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster).

Previous National Book Festival Appearances

• 2011 Book Festival Webcast